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Zaid Abdo
Office of The Area Director
Statistician

Phone: (706) 546-3529
Fax: (706) 546-3398
Room 225

USDA, ARS, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
950 COLLEGE STATION RD
RBRRC
ATHENS, GA 30605

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Trend analysis and forecast of precipitation, reference evapotranspiration and rainfall deficit in the Blackland Prairie of eastern Mississippi - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Feng, G.G., Cobb, S., Abdo, Z., Fisher, D.K., Ouyang, Y., Adeli, A., Jenkins, J.N. 2016. Trend analysis and forecast of precipitation, reference evapotranspiration and rainfall deficit in the Blackland Prairie of eastern Mississippi. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 55:1425-1439.
Maize death acids, 9-lipoxygenase derived cyclopente(a)nones, display activity as cytotoxic phytoalexins and transcriptional mediators - (Abstract Only)
Subtyping of Salmonella enterica Subspecies I using Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Adenylate Cyclase (cyaA). - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Guard, J.Y., Abdo, Z., Byers, S.O., Kriebel, P., Rothrock Jr, M.J. 2016. Subtyping of Salmonella enterica subspecies I using single nucleotide polymorphisms in adenylate cyclase (cyaA). Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 13(7)350-362.
Draft genome sequence of Cercospora arachidicola, causal agent of early leaf spot in peanuts Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Orner, V.A., Cantonwine, E.G., Wang, X.M., Abouelleil, A., Bochicchio, J., Nusbaum, C., Culbreath, A.K., Abdo, Z., Arias De Ares, R.S. 2015. Draft genome sequence of Cercospora arachidicola, causal agent of early leaf spot in peanuts. Genome Announcements. 3(6).
Maize death acids, 9-lipoxygenase-derived cyclopente(a)nones display activity as cytotoxic phytoalexins and transcriptional mediators - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Christensen, S.A., Huffaker, A., Kaplan, F., Sims, J.W., Ziemann, S., Doehlemann, G., Ji, L., Schmitz, R.J., Kolomiets, M.V., Alborn, H.T., Mori, N., Jander, G., Ni, X., Sartor, R.C., Byers, S.O., Abdo, Z., Schmelz, E.A. 2015. Maize death acids, 9-lipoxygenase-derived cyclopente(a)nones display activity as cytotoxic phytoalexins and transcriptional mediators. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(36):11407-11412.
Mi-1-mediated nematode resistance in tomatoes is broken by short-term heat stress but recovers over time - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Marques De Carvalho, L., Benda, N.D., Vaughan, M.M., Cabrera Cordon, A.R., Hung, K., Cox, T.R., Abdo, Z., Allen, L., Teal, P.E. 2015. Mi-1-mediated nematode resistance in tomatoes is broken by short-term heat stress but recovers over time. Journal of Nematology. 47(2):133-140.
Nonthermal plasma system for extending shelf life of raw broiler breast fillets - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kronn, T.G., Lawrence, K.C., Zhuang, H., Hiett, K.L., Rothrock Jr, M.J., Huang, Y., Keener, K.M., Abdo, Z. 2015. Nonthermal plasma system for extending shelf life of raw broiler breast fillets. Transactions of the ASABE (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers). 58(2):493-500. DOI 10.13031/trans.58.10887.
Evaluation of disinfectants to prevent mechanical transmission of viruses and a viroid in greenhouse tomato production Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, R., Baysal-Gurel, F., Abdo, Z., Miller, S., Ling, K. 2015. Evaluation of disinfectants to prevent mechanical transmission of viruses and a viroid in greenhouse tomato production. Virology Journal. 12:5.
Field Suppression of the peachtree borer, Synanthedon exitiosa, using Steinernema carpocapsae: Effects of irrigation, a sprayable gel and application method - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Shapiro Ilan, D.I., Cottrell, T.E., Mizell, R.F., Horton, D.L., Abdo, Z. 2015. Field Suppression of the peachtree borer, Synanthedon exitiosa, using Steinernema carpocapsae: Effects of irrigation, a sprayable gel and application method. Biological Control. 82:7-12.
Impact of commercial housing system and nutrition on egg quality parameters - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Karcher, D.M., Jones, D.R., Abdo, Z., Zhaos, Y., Shepard, T.A., Xin, H. 2015. Impact of commercial housing system and nutrition on egg quality parameters. Poultry Science. 94:485-501.
United States cotton yield productivity since 1980—Where have we come and where are we going? - (Proceedings)
Campbell, B.T., Boykin, D.L., Abdo, Z., Meredith Jr, W.R. 2014. United States cotton yield productivity since 1980—Where have we come and where are we going? In: Proceedings of the International Cotton Genome Initiative Workshop, September 25-28, 2014, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. CDROM.
Differences in stylet sheath occurrence and the fibrous ring (sclerenchyma) between xCitroncirus plants relatively resistant or susceptible to adults of the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ammar, E., Richardson, M.L., Abdo, Z., Hall, D.G., Shatters, R.G. 2014. Differences in stylet sheath occurrence and the fibrous ring (sclerenchyma) between xCitroncirus plants relatively resistant or susceptible to adults of the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae). PLoS One. doi: 10.1371/PO.2014-0110919.
Microbiological impact of three commercial laying hen housing systems - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jones, D.R., Cox Jr, N.A., Guard, J.Y., Cray, P.J., Buhr, R.J., Gast, R.K., Abdo, Z., Rigsby, L.L., Plumblee, J., Karcher, D.M., Robinson, C.I., Blatchford, R.A., Makagon, M.M. 2015. Microbiological impact of three commercial laying hen housing systems. Poultry Science. 94:544-551.
A comparison of resistance to Asiatic citrus canker among different genotypes of Citrus spp. in a long-term canker-resistance screening experiment in Brazil - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Carvalho, S.A., Nunes, W.M., Belasque, J.J., Machado, M.A., Filho, J.C., Bock, C.H., Abdo, Z. 2015. A comparison of resistance to Asiatic citrus canker among different genotypes of Citrus spp. in a long-term canker-resistance screening experiment in Brazil. Plant Disease. 99:207-218.
Influence of brown stink bug feeding, planting date and sampling time on common smut infection of maize - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ni, X., Toews, M.D., Buntin, G., Carpenter, J.E., Huffaker, A., Schmelz, E.A., Cottrell, T.E., Abdo, Z. 2014. Influence of brown stink bug feeding, planting date and sampling time on common smut infection of maize. Insect Science. 21(5):564-571.
In field resistance to Asiatic citrus canker of Citrus spp. genotypes - (Abstract Only)
Nunes, W.M., Carvalho, S.A., Belasque, J., Gonzalves-Zuilani, A.M., Machado, M.A., Croce-Filho, J., Abdo, Z., Bock, C.H. 2018. In field resistance to Asiatic citrus canker of Citrus spp. genotypes [abstract]. Phytopathology. 104:S3.86.
Gene clusters FDB1 and FDB2 in Fusarium verticillioides were acquired through multiple horizontal gene transfer events - (Abstract Only)
Steward, J.E., Abdo, Z., Glenn, A.E. 2014. Gene clusters FDB1 and FDB2 in Fusarium verticillioides were acquired through multiple horizontal gene transfer events. Phytopathology. 104(Suppl.3):S3.114
Sequence analysis of CVI988-based vaccine, pCVI988-699-2-RV that has undergone a reversion to virulence - (Proceedings)
Rojas-Amortegui, J., Dong, H., Katneni, U., Gaddamanugu, S., Tavlarides-Hontz, P., Parcells, M.S., Abdo, Z., Spatz, S.J. 2014. Sequence analysis of CVI988-based vaccine, pCVI988-699-2-RV that has undergone a reversion to virulence. In: Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Marek's Disease and Avian Herpesviruses, July 20-23, 2014, East Lansing, Michigan. p. 39.
Trends in United States cotton yield productivity since 1980 - (Abstract Only)
Campbell, B.T., Boykin, D.L., Abdo, Z., Meredith Jr, W.R. 2014. Trends in United States cotton yield productivity since 1980. In: Proceedings of the National Cotton Council Beltwide Meeting. p. 593.
Trends in United States cotton yield productivity since 1980 - (Book / Chapter)
Campbell, B.T., Boykin, D.L., Abdo, Z., Meredith Jr, W.R. 2014. Trends in United States cotton yield productivity since 1980. In: Yield Gains in Major U.S. Crop Fields. Crop Science Society of America: Madison, WI. 13-32.
Impact of commercial housing system on egg quality during extended storage - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jones, D.R., Karcher, D.M., Abdo, Z. 2014. Impact of commercial housing system on egg quality during extended storage. Poultry Science. 93:1282-1288.
Variation of Farmer Stock Grade Factors in Semi-Drying Trailers - (Abstract Only)
Butts, C.L., Lamb, M.C., Abdo, Z. 2015. Variation of Farmer Stock Grade Factors in Semi-Drying Trailers. American Peanut Research and Education Society Abstracts. Annual meeting presentation.